Voting is now underway in the Much Pepsi Refresh Challenge. Much Music and Pepsi have chosen 3 finalists in each category (Education, Sports, and Music), and your votes will determine the winners! Head on over to MuchMusic.com/Refresh to vote!! Voting is open until August 29th.
I encourage everyone to check out all 9 finalists, and choose a story that is close to your heart. But I recently received an email from one of the education finalists – Brittany – that I wanted to share with all of you. Brittany is looking for $5000 to provide basic products to young people staying at Youth Without a Shelter with Rotaract Club members at York University. Here is what she had to say:
Youth Without Shleter is a great organization that provides a safe place for homeless youth to stay, while they go back to school. I am a member of the Rotaract Club at York University, and we made lunches for the shelter on one day. Our club is limited in funding, but with $5000 I would get them the following:
1) lunches once a week
2) moving out packages (bed linens, blanket, pillow, dishes, pots, pans, towels, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, laundry basket, and laundry detergent)
3) hygiene products
4) tokens for the subway
5) school suppliesBasically, I would like to help provide the basic needs the shelter uses everyday, so that the youth can concentrate on their school work and not worry about necessities.
YWS is a great organization. If you want to find out more you can look at their website (www.yws.on.ca).
Thanks to Brittany for sending this in! Now everyone head on over to MuchMusic.com/Refresh and vote!!